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Two Drink Maximum At Parrott Delaney

NEW HARTFORD, CT – A sign stating “TWO DRINK MAXIMUM” is not often seen in a bar. In fact, I’ve never seen one like it before in nearly 45 years of legally imbibing in probably 26 states from coast to coast and in some 14 other countries. But there it was, …

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Indian Recall Of 18,000+ Bikes

MINNEAPOLIS – Indian is recalling more than 18,000 motorcycles from the 2014 through 2016 model years due to a fire risk potentially caused by elevated exhaust temperatures. A total of 18,367 of the

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IMS Slate Shrinks For 2016-2017

SANTA MONICA, CA – A shrinking list of cities will participate in the 36th annual Progressive International Motorcycle Shows (IMS) tour for 2016-17. There will only be seven stops. That’s down from

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Honda Collector Does It For Fun

DRACUT, MA – Corey Bourassa is a Honda collector. “I keep them original. Have a lot of fun with them. I own 29 Hondas right now,” he said when we met recently at the Falls Village Car & Motorcycle Show in Connecticut. A chef by profession, Bourassa has a sideline, …

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Preparing For An Iron Butt Ride

As I have recently learned, proper preparation and training for a distance endurance motorcycle ride is essential. It’s quite comparable to a runner’s routines in advance of a full 26.2 mile marathon. While the Iron Butt Saddle Sore 1000 is the “introductory” ride of the Iron Butt Association’s array of …

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Suzuki Adds VanVan 200

It looks like a pint-sized scrambler and now Suzuki is bringing the VanVan 200 to the U.S. for 2017. With a 199cc, one-cylinder engine and a weight of only 282 pounds, the VanVan 200 is

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Kent’s Good Gallery Exhibits Bike Pics

KENT, CT – Besides being machines, motorcycles may also be regarded as artwork. Now, Gary Halby’s exquisite pictures of motorcycles and their riders have gone from high-end coffee table book to illuminating gallery exhibit. “The Art of the Ride” opened Saturday at The Good Gallery here with

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NHTSA Investigates Harley-Davidson

WASHINGTON – Sudden brake failures involving Harley-Davidson motorcycles with ABS covering four model years are being investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to published reports, including one story in the Journal Sentinel newspaper in the company’s headquarters of Milwaukee. NHTSA said the probe involves 430,000 motorcycles covering …

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“Motorcycles and the Open Road” Opening

STONY BROOK, NY – It’s a bit of a journey, and time-consuming no matter whether you take the ferry from Bridgeport, CT to Port Jefferson, NY or drive the long way around to Long Island from New England, but the Ward Melville Heritage Organization is staging its

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Sisters’ Descendants Amped For Ride

SPRINGFIELD – Sarah Van Buren and Skyler Ruderman are following in their ancestors tire tracks. They are the youngest descendants of pioneering motorcyclist sisters Adeline and Augusta Van Buren, who rode cross-country on Indian motorcycles in 1916

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